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Facebook in legal face-off over ownership

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Thefacebook.com, a social networking Web site for college students, faces a lawsuit from the creators of a similar Web site, ConnectU.com. The three Harvard University graduates who created ConnectU contend that thefacebook's creator, Mark Zuckerberg, stole their idea when he worked for ConnectU.

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Interview with 'Ladder 49' cast

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In few instances do actors in a film rally around a common purpose greater than publicizing their careers. But the cast of "Ladder 49" is different.

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The Rusty Nail: Freshmen need to bond

I was recently at a kegger attended by hundreds of freshman. I did not do this on purpose. As you should know, I am totally against underage drinking (ha, ha). To make things more fun, it was a theme party. A Catholic school theme. Good times. I actually went to a parochial school, but I never had any experiences with jungle juice or even girls with pigtails. What a shame.


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The Hit List

The Scene staff presents five things worth your time.


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Campus briefs

Brief news around campus this week from the Eagle's news editors.


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Opinion

Maintaining sex-assault victims' rights

In response to recent articles in The Eagle detailing the ruling by the Department of Education against Georgetown University's confidentiality policy in judicial proceedings, the Student Advocacy Center (SAC) would like to clarify how AU handles confidentiality in judicial matters as compared to Georgetown.



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Game room to open in Letts

A new game room that will include billiards, air hockey, board games, card games and an Xbox will open in Letts Formal Lounge Wednesday. A release party is planned on opening day, featuring free pizza, drinks and a contest to name the room. "This is a testing year for the game room," explains Amber Lange, resident director of Letts Hall.


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AU aims to help student voters

In response to the upcoming election in November and reports of registration difficulties, AU is working to maximize student turnout at the polls, according to Assistant Dean of Students Sara Waldron.


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On the Campaign Trail

RALEIGH, N.C. - There we were. Sixth row back, right hand side. The screen suddenly went blue, flickered and then the credits began to roll: A&E Biography, The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt. "Check out that dumb broad," an inebriated freshman yelled from the back of the bus.


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Sports

Eagles slay Navy as first victim in PL season opener

According to the roster he was the smallest player on the field, but what the roster doesn't say is that he also has one of the biggest hearts on the team. One wouldn't have known it, though, because Freddy Llerena played so much bigger than the 5 feet 7 inches he is listed as on the roster.


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Campus Briefs

Eagle writers Kate Oczypok and Khai Ha cover timely events on AU campus. This week, AU Hillel celebrates Sukkot on the Quad and the library encourages students to read a banned book.




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Watkins exhibit features AU alum

The Watkins Gallery will exhibit the latest sculptures by AU alumna and former professor Jennie Lea Knight until Oct. 23. The small wooden farm animals on display represent a new style for Knight, whose career has been built on large abstract sculptures since it began in the 1950s.


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The Motorcycle Diaries: A

"The Motorcycle Diaries," a raw and visceral film that is truly one of the year's best, offers the notion that self-recognition can only come as a result of the unselfish desire to honestly know your nation and its people.


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Traffic to worsen in Georgetown

The Wisconsin Avenue Bridge is undergoing a $1.6 million dollar preservation and repair by the D.C. Department of Transportation until May 2005. The reconstruction of the bridge, over the Chesapeake River and Ohio Canal in Georgetown, takes place 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday and has limited northbound traffic to one lane from M to K Street. In addition, the southbound traffic has been detoured to 29th, 30th and 31st streets.


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Diary of an Intern: Necktie optional

As I pretend to write this column, one roommate is having sex in her bedroom and the other is casually funneling a can of Natural Ice in the kitchen. I, of course, am watching "Law and Order" and revamping my profile on TheFaceBook.com. Procrastination is a cruel, intoxicating mistress.


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Sports

Ultimate comes up big

AU's Men's and Women's Utimate Frisbee teams kicked off their seasons this past weekend at the club regional sectionals in Fort Bellevore, Va., with the men placing sixth. The tournament, which pits local club teams against each other, featured the men finishing sixth overall and first among all colleges participating.



Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.


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